Similarities Between Martin Luther And The Protestant Reformation

As a Christian who has gone through years of Lutheran studies, I could think of many miraculous achievements made by Martin Luther. Although I am strong in my Faith, I am not blind to the numerous flaws during this time period. There are many issues to the Protestant Reformation, i.e. the millions brutally killed during this time. Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation were vital religious and political revolutions of the 14th and 15th century, across all nations. I would argue that the Protestant Reformation was one of the largest religious and political transformations history has ever seen. Before Martin Luther dropped out of Law School to change his path, Roman Catholic Churches dominated Christianity and society. The majority of people identified as Catholic and to whom worshiped, paid, and lived under the name of the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church held all power politically. They controlled all social services, such as the working class and conditions, the school systems, and as well as owning 1/3 of all of the land. Living in a Catholic dominant society, Martin Luther became a monk. As a monk he began to study scriptures and soon began seeing roman corruption. He specifically …show more content…
He spoke about the Church and the Pope’s imperfection and their abuse through their political power. He also argued that Christian’s didn’t need a priest in order to know God. It wasn’t until Luther translated the Bible from Latin to German that people began understanding the truth in his argument. This is the point in which everything changed politically and religiously. People across the globe began reading, memorizing and discussing scriptures and it created a free-thinking-religious society. Not only did people think freely, they began to worship freely from the Catholic church, creating many different Episcopal denominations - even beyond